Aries
A storm has been brewing on the horizon for quite some time, and it's about to hit your town! It'll rattle the windows, light up the sky, clean the streets and leave you feeling both exasperated and exhilarated. But this storm may not solely be in Hurricane Georges form; you may be encountering someone with radically different views. Which doesn't mean that you should water down your approach (i.e. fellow Arieans Liz Phair and Elton John), but polish those guns that you'll be stickin' to. And remember, opposites attract--you're in for either some high-voltage conversation or maybe just a good lay.

Taurus
This week, concentrate on work and health. How dull. Balance your checkbook, eat your vegetables, be at your desk by 9am. Beware temptation and extravagance--though, damn, they sure look good when you're changing the paper in the fax machine--because you are in cruise control toward a greater goal. After all, bullish auteurs Duke Ellington, Burt Bacharach, and David Byrne (I'd include disco lord Giorgio Moroder, but that'd just lead straight into the cocaine-filled lustpit we're trying to keep you out of) all knew that you need to need to build a foundation before you can erect an empire.

Gemini
Geminis are always up for change, but this is a particularly promising time for action--be it a new job, a new home, a new love, or just a new frame of mind. But, wait, before you make a break for the telephone and the ATM. A drama is reaching it's close and, while adjustments may be necessary, lack of focus does not a fine finale make--just ask Gemini divas Siouxsie Sioux, Lydia Lunch and (well) Alanis Morrisette. Take a moment to think things over, then decide what small--or large--final adjustments will be necessary before you're really ready for your close-up.

Cancer
Cancers will be feeling the need to make peace this week--and not just in the crablike Arlo Guthrie way. Rather, you'll be trying to settle issues with family, roommates, paramours, and you may find it frustrating how issues that should be so simple can get so complicated. But don't knuckle under in the name of peace & quiet, which will only delay conflicts and deepen rifts. Try to reconcile your point of view with theirs--it'll be easier than you think. Think along the lines of Tony Bennett, who gets along with the kids without sacrificing his own old style, or Deborah Harry, who's worked Blondie covers seamlessly into her jazz band's set.

Leo
The royal lion's legendary independence has been somewhat curbed as of late (though I know you'd probably rather go to the guillotine than admit it) but those times are coming to an end. You will soon be sovereign once more, free to roam the Serengeti, killing and eating those weaker than you--or at least forcing them to buy you drinks. But curb the legendary Leo urge to celebrate with a grand, Fellini-esque shebang--while the spirit is willing, the wallet is weak, and extravagant spending can put you right back into those shackles you just shed. Closing humility check: you share your sign with controversial iconoclasts like Leni Riefenstahl and Charles Bukowski, but also inconsequential hangers-on such as Frank Stallone and Roger Clinton.

Virgo
Feel that draft? The window of opportunity is open, and those panes won't be broken forever. So don't spend a lot of time in lonesome brooding over whether to go forward, like fellow Virgoes Bill Monroe and Nick Cave, but neither should you charge blindly into the breach like the impulsive Patsy Cline (though her procedure, or lack thereof, is a little closer to the ideal). You need a moment to consider, to make quick, possibly difficult, choices and jettison any baggage that won't make it through--then dive right in. Don't worry, though. It'll all work out fine. What horoscope would tell you any different.

Libra
Ah, Libra, sign of red-headed sirens Julie London and Rita Hayworth, as well as one-named wonders like Pele and Verdi. So, I see your birthday is coming up. And rather than thinking about what you want, how about giving a little consideration to what you don't want? Look inside, find your bad habits and troubling inconsistencies and ditch them. Look outside at those fair-weather friends, bad influences, dysfunctional family members, and snippy coworkers and dump those too--or at least give them a small piece of what's on your mind. Big things loom on the horizon--so gear up, get ready, and quit sweating the small stuff.

Scorpio
You will soon receive important information about a crucial issue--but can you trust the messenger? Are they telling lies or angling the truth in their favor? But don't be paranoid. Someone from your past will return--but is it because they'll be part of your future or because you must finally, firmly, chalk them up to history? But don't be paranoid. There is someone, perhaps one of these people, that you need desperately to open a dialogue with--but why is it they don't seem to be in the mood to talk? But don't be paranoid. That's what got Scorp suicide twins Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton. Then again, it may also have been what set them apart from Vanilla Ice and Larry Flynt. Maybe you should be just a wee bit paranoid....

Sagittarius
The moment of truth is at hand. You've had big ideas. You've inspired big people. They're taking a chance on lil' old you and now is the time to deliver. Watch your back, catch your mistakes and don't crack under the pressure. Does glory or infamy await? Well, archers Maria Callas and Tom Waits could always hit the high bar (even when the notes may have eluded them, they made it up in interpretation). But Ben Stiller went from riding his "There's Something About Mary" high to wallowing in the depths of mirthlessness while hosting the MTV Awards. Maybe he should've taken a few lessons from Sag Redd Foxx--and, hell, if half of what you say gets bleeped out, no one can tell you ain't funny.

Capricorn
Straight up to the top, baby! You're thinking career, you're thinking brass ring, you're thinking no one's gonna stop you now. And part of that is invoking the Capricorn sense of fair play to make sure no one else is getting credit for your fearsome accomplishments. Then again, perhaps you should also be certain you're not stepping on someone else's toes, as well, given that Capricorn is the sign of the flashy frontman, be it Rod Stewart, Rob Zombie, David Johansen, or Jim Reid--who may particularly want to take this last bit to heart, as he continues his tour-long battle with his (paranoid) Scorp brother William.

Aquarius
Oh, what a big, exciting world we live in and you, lucky you, are at the center of it. You are surrounded by new things, new choices, new ideas. I know when I dangle such trinkets, it's usually followed by a warning not to just grab them but--not this time! Go ahead! Pick the most enticing, exotic, impulse-activating one and go with it. Take fellow water-bearing oddballs Alice Cooper, James Dean, and Gary Coleman (well, maybe not the last one...) as inspiration. I will offer up one small caveat though--don't let this cavalcade of delights keep you from dealing with less-glamorous internal issues. That hot fudge sundae won't taste as good if you've still got a bellyache.